Compiling the Bay Area 75 list is an exercise full of painstaking scrutiny and doesn’t come without some guilt. There were at least another 75 athletes considered who didn’t make the list, and they all had incredibly strong credentials. We’ve chosen five to highlight here as the toughest cuts... Read more
Raising the Bar
BlogTrack & Field, Anchored by Youth Runner February 13, 2012 0
Jonah James, a 7th Grade student at Pleasanton Middle School competed at the USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic National Championships in Long Beach last month and took first in the hi-bar event against the country’s best 12-year olds. He also placed fourth in the All-Around competition featuring six events.... Read more
50. KATHLEEN SCAVO Justin-Siena-Napa, Golf, SR. Been one of the North Coast Section’s most-decorated golfers past four years, and makes her second BA75 list (No. 68 in 2013) after a dominant senior year. She was medalist in both NCS Div. II tournament (2-under 70) and NCS Div. I... Read more
40. MAXIME ROONEY Granada-Livermore, Swimming, JR. Committed to the University of Florida, Rooney makes this list for the second straight year after setting a new North Coast Section Championships record in the 200 freestyle (1 minutes, 34.58 seconds) while defending his title in the same event and the... Read more
30. J.J. KOSKI San Ramon Valley-Danville, Football/Basketball, SR.Koski’s two-sport prowess was recently recognized with a 3rd-Team selection to Cal-Hi Sports’ All-State Grid-Hoop team. The Cal-bound wide reciever caught 56 passes for 881 yards and 15 TDs during the fall. He then spent his winter as the defensive stopper... Read more
20. JACK XIE Saratoga, Swimming, JR. A transfer-student from China, Xie made the most of his chance to swim in a state championship meet, taking gold in both the 200-yard individual medley and the 100 butterfly. He also won both of the events at the CCS Swim Championships,... Read more
5. ANTOINE CUSTER De La Salle-Concord, Football, JR. The speedy-yet-powerful 5-foot-8, 185-pound running back was the SportStars Bay Area Male Athlete of the Fall after he rushed for 1,942 yards, a single-season total which placed him No. 6 on the progam’s all-time list. He rushed for 24... Read more
Build Back Up
Health & Fitness February 13, 2012 0
HEALTH WATCH By Michelle Cappello With the World Cup rounding into full swing, we are watching the most elite soccer athletes playing consecutive matches in the heat of the Brazilian winter. Here at home, with our summer soccer programs in full swing, we are seeing our young soccer... Read more
NICA (NorCal High School Cycling League) hopes you will join them for this year’s CycleFest, at an exciting new venue: The Westin St. Francis in San Francisco. The NorCal CycleFest is a gala and auction in support of the NorCal High School Cycling League. Enjoy cocktails, dinner, student speakers... Read more
We tested FixnZip at SportStars. Our subject, a runners jacket, was especially tricky because the zipper was broken at the “zipper box” (that little square piece at the bottom end where one piece fits into the other that gets the whole thing started. Anyway we worked past that and followed the... Read more
From concerts to “The Gathering of the Clans”, Falconry to Heavy Event Sports, the Caledonian Club of San Francisco’s historic Scottish Highland Gathering and Games (the largest such games worldwide) is coming to the Alameda County Fairgrounds this September 5th and 6th. Including the spectacular Drumming and Piping bands – nearly 40... Read more
Pedal Power by Liz Elliot
Uncategorized February 13, 2012 0